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The '''Stone Age''' was | The '''Stone Age''' was the first period in the [[prehistory]] of [[human]]kind, preceding the [[Bronze Age|Bronze]] and [[Iron Age]]s and characterised by the creation and use of primitive tools, some of which had a point, and others a sharp edge for cutting. It was also during that period that humankind discovered [[fire]] and how to control it. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'') | ||
During the Stone Age, some people inhabited [[Doggerland]], a [[land bridge]] between the [[British Isles]] and [[Continent|continental]] [[Europe]], before being forced to [[exodus]] on [[7 September]], [[BC|6200 BC]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Time Traveller's Diary (novel)|Time Traveller's Diary]]'') | |||
The [[First Doctor]]'s first trip with [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Barbara Wright]] was to Earth's Stone Age. According to the Doctor, even in the Stone Age there were [[Politician|politicians]] to deal with. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child (novelisation)|Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child]]'') | |||
According to [[the Silence]], they had ruled the Earth since the Stone Age. ([[TV]]: ''[[ | Upon entering [[The Doctor's TARDIS|Dr. Who's TARDIS]] and pressing [[Dematerialisation circuit|a button]], [[Monica (TV Terrors)|Monica]], [[Buttons (TV Terrors)|Buttons]], and [[Cuthbert (TV Terrors)|Cuthbert]] ended up in the Stone Age, where they found a [[Stone Age TV Studio]], from which [[Caveman (TV Terrors)|a caveman]] chased them. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[TV Terrors (TVC 709 comic story)|TV Terrors]]'') | ||
A plot by the [[Promethean]]s involved using the [[ancestral memory]] of the image of the [[Sol|Sun]] to revert the minds of those on Earth back to the Stone Age. The [[Eleventh Doctor]] was able to reverse this by sabotaging the [[chameleon circuit]] in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]], so that the Blue Box image would be implanted into the ancestral memory of Earth's history. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Hunters of the Burning Stone (comic story)|Hunters of the Burning Stone]]'') | |||
According to [[the Silence]], they had ruled the Earth since the Stone Age. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Day of the Moon (TV story)}}) | |||
The [[Twelfth Doctor]] chased [[Missy]], catching her up in the Stone Age. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dr. Twelfth (novel)|Dr. Twelfth]]'') | |||
[[Emmeron]], a [[planet]] which was embroiled in a [[nuclear war]] by the time that the [[Second Great Dalek Occupation]] began, was reduced to a Stone Age level by the [[Dalek (Project Infinity)|Alliance Daleks]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dalek War: Chapter One (audio story)|Dalek War: Chapter One]]'') | |||
[[The Toymaker]] claimed that the [[game]] of [[Catch (game)|catch]] started in the Stone Age. He recalled that a Stone Age man picked up a rock and threw it at another man, who failed to catch it, the stone killing him. He quoted the man apparently said "oh, what fun!" upon finding himself victorious in the game. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Giggle (TV story)}}) | |||
==Other references== | |||
[[Jill Tarrant]] described the [[Exxilon (species)|Exxilons]] as a "Stone Age [[tribe]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[Death to the Daleks (TV story)|Death to the Daleks]]'') | |||
During the [[Thousand Year War]] on [[Skaro]], the [[Fourth Doctor]] observed that the discovery of a [[soldier]] with a [[uniform]] partly made of [[animal]] [[skin]]s with a [[combat jacket]] made of "modern synthetic [[fibre]]" was like finding the remains of a Stone Age man with a [[transistor radio]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)}}) | |||
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Latest revision as of 11:50, 3 April 2024
The Stone Age was the first period in the prehistory of humankind, preceding the Bronze and Iron Ages and characterised by the creation and use of primitive tools, some of which had a point, and others a sharp edge for cutting. It was also during that period that humankind discovered fire and how to control it. (PROSE: A History of Humankind)
During the Stone Age, some people inhabited Doggerland, a land bridge between the British Isles and continental Europe, before being forced to exodus on 7 September, 6200 BC. (PROSE: Time Traveller's Diary)
The First Doctor's first trip with Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright was to Earth's Stone Age. According to the Doctor, even in the Stone Age there were politicians to deal with. (PROSE: Doctor Who and an Unearthly Child)
Upon entering Dr. Who's TARDIS and pressing a button, Monica, Buttons, and Cuthbert ended up in the Stone Age, where they found a Stone Age TV Studio, from which a caveman chased them. (COMIC: TV Terrors)
A plot by the Prometheans involved using the ancestral memory of the image of the Sun to revert the minds of those on Earth back to the Stone Age. The Eleventh Doctor was able to reverse this by sabotaging the chameleon circuit in his TARDIS, so that the Blue Box image would be implanted into the ancestral memory of Earth's history. (COMIC: Hunters of the Burning Stone)
According to the Silence, they had ruled the Earth since the Stone Age. (TV: Day of the Moon [+]Loading...["Day of the Moon (TV story)"])
The Twelfth Doctor chased Missy, catching her up in the Stone Age. (PROSE: Dr. Twelfth)
Emmeron, a planet which was embroiled in a nuclear war by the time that the Second Great Dalek Occupation began, was reduced to a Stone Age level by the Alliance Daleks. (AUDIO: Dalek War: Chapter One)
The Toymaker claimed that the game of catch started in the Stone Age. He recalled that a Stone Age man picked up a rock and threw it at another man, who failed to catch it, the stone killing him. He quoted the man apparently said "oh, what fun!" upon finding himself victorious in the game. (TV: The Giggle [+]Loading...["The Giggle (TV story)"])
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Jill Tarrant described the Exxilons as a "Stone Age tribe". (TV: Death to the Daleks)
During the Thousand Year War on Skaro, the Fourth Doctor observed that the discovery of a soldier with a uniform partly made of animal skins with a combat jacket made of "modern synthetic fibre" was like finding the remains of a Stone Age man with a transistor radio. (TV: Genesis of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)"])
